*4.2.1.1 Murciano Granadina (1, pictures 1 and 2)*

This breed is in census and geographical distribution. It is the most important goat breed in the country, and has been exported to other European, American, and African countries. In 1975 it was recreated by the union of the Murciana (mahogany colored) and Granadina (black coat) goats, and was associated in 1997. It has typical milk morphology with a fine skeleton, good development of the mammary system,

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skin, and hair little developed and ears in "V" disposition, existing animals polled and horned. See productive performance in **Tables 1** and **2**. Some comparative studies have demonstrated the high consumer acceptability of this breed, together with others like Moncaina and Blanca Celtiberica [15], qualities that could be partially

*Source: [17]; percentage of tissue composition calculated on the shoulder. SED: standard error deviation.*

*Letters mean statistical differences between breeds in the same column (P < 0.050).*

*Carcass weight and tissue composition of some Spanish goat breeds.*

**Cold carcass weight (kg) Muscle** 

Blanca Celtibérica (13) 6.56 d 60.6 a 16.7 b 21.4 a Negra Serrana (17) 5.83 cd 63.0 ab 12.3 a 23.0 b Moncaina (16) 5.32 bc 64.2 b 12.2 a 21.8 a Murciano-Granadina (1) 4.38 a 62.2 a 11.9 a 23.7 b Pirenaica (9) 4.71 ab 64.0 b 13.0 a 21.3 a Milk lamb (Churra breed) 5.49 bc 61.3 a 11.9 a 25.0 c SED 0.12 0.12 0.44 0.20

**(%)**

**Fat (%)** **Bone (%)**

Placed mainly in Malaga (in the Andalusia region), the breed, which has Maltese blood, has an important geographical distribution. It has a sandy to red coat and some variability in its morphological characteristics, but with a tendency, in the improved variety, to be similar to the most important world dairy breeds, such as the previous one or the Saanen. Malaga cheese ("Queso de Cabra

de Málaga") is one of its more known milk products.

*4.2.1.3 Florida (3, picture 5)*

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related to differences in fatty acids [16].

**Table 2.**

*4.2.1.2 Malagueña (2, pictures 3 and 4)*

**Figure 7.** *Geographical distribution of Spanish goat breeds.*


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*Source: [17]; percentage of tissue composition calculated on the shoulder. SED: standard error deviation. Letters mean statistical differences between breeds in the same column (P < 0.050).*
